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    • October 22, 2017 at 6:28 pm
    Benjamin
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      I’ve had a mole for atleast 2 years and i noticed 2 weeks back it has a eccentric darkbrown dot on one edge about 2mm in size. The darker color is nothing new but according to several studies peripheral eccentric hyperpigmentatiin is a significant predictor of melanoma. The mole itself is lightbrown 5mm in diameter, round with regular edges and it has probably not changed much from what it looked like 2 years ago since the darker spot was darkbrown back then and it isn’t gone black or anything. It is smooth on the surface and the darkbrown spot is not elevated. Many other nevi that i have are also two colored. It hasn’t changed since i noticed it. If it has changed since i’ve last seen it it has probably gotten bigger but not lost any previous symmetry in this process. In short: A lightbrown flat nevus with no other clinicaly atypical features than a brown dot 2 mm in size located on my right upper arm wich has done little or no changing in 2 years on a 17 year old male.Also do melanoma eventualy stop evolving and hiw does it look like when it has finnished evolving clinicaly? Ihave a derm appointment in 3 weeks and im super anxious has anyone experienced anything simuilar or can anyone tell me if this is serious and if i should indeed be concerned?
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